Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency on the Occurrence and Recurrence of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Narrative Review

• Main Authors: Raid Al-Ani (Author), Taghreed Al-Rawi (Author), Ahmad Aljuboori (Author), Harith Ahmed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Kirkuk, College of Medicine, Kirkuk, Iraq, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2790-0207; 2790-0215; 10.32894/kjms.2024.146373.1091
• Keywords: rotatory vertigo; vitamin d; benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; dizziness; History of medicine. Medical expeditions; R131-687; General works; R5-130.5; Medical philosophy. Medical ethics; R723-726; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens; RC254-282; Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid; RC86-88.9; Dermatology; RL1-803; Nursing; RT1-120; Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; R858-859.7
• Source: Kirkuk Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 4-12 (2024)

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a short-lived attack of rotatory vertigo provoked by certain head movements. The most acceptable theories for its pathogenesis are canalithiasis and cupulolithiasis as a result of the detachment of otoconia from the otolithic membrane. Although canal repositioning maneuvers resolve BPPV, recurrence is a common feature. During the last two decades, there is a revolution in research in understanding many aspects of thisdisorder. The advanced age, female gender, migraine, Meniere’s disease, trauma, and infection are recognized examples of the BPPV causes. Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is considered a risk factor for the occurrence and recurrence of the disease as indicated by many investigations. Therefore, estimation of vitamin D serum level in all subjects with BPPV is highly recommended. In addition to canal repositioning procedures such as the Epley maneuver, vitamin Dsupplementation in patients with deficient or insufficient vitamin D is the best treatment for primary BPPV. In this review, we discussed the updating knowledge of the risk factors of BPPV as an initiator for the disease or a risk factor forits recurrence.